diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 4326ff3c297c..b552d2c2e257 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 6d0c07cc6eec4636d83dd75c85b3205229f1960a
+refs/heads/master: f29cb26c43d7c064421e76540b7654fbba9efc78
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/pcnet32.c b/trunk/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
index 07c31f19c6ba..fc08c4af506c 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
@@ -1774,8 +1774,6 @@ static int pcnet32_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		lp->rx_dma_addr[i] = 0;
 	}
 
-	pcnet32_free_ring(dev);
-
 	/*
 	 * Switch back to 16bit mode to avoid problems with dumb
 	 * DOS packet driver after a warm reboot